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#### Adding and Using Control Points

1. Select Insert | Scan) to display the Scan dialog box.

2. Define your scan. Based on your type of scan, the minimum number of boundary points for the following scan types are automatically defined:

- Plane

- Sphere

- Cone

- Cylinder

3. Click the Control Points tab.

4. Add interrupt point locations by one of three available methods:

- Method 1 - Key-in point locations. Click the Add button and then type the required values for each point.

- Method 2 - Select the From manual hit check box and then use the machine to touch the locations on the part where you want to have the control points. PC-DMIS adds the information to the Control Points dialog box.

- Method 3 - Select the From manual hit check box and then in the Graphic Display window, click on the CAD model where you want to have the control points. PC-DMIS adds the information to the Control Points dialog box.

For methods two and three, PC-DMIS automatically snaps the chosen points to the cut plane of the scan for all scan types except Patch scans.

5. Continue to use the methods in step 4 to define all desired control points.

6. Once your control points are defined, click the Create button. The Scan dialog box closes and creates your scan.

7. If you want to edit, delete, or add additional control points, click the Control Points tab at any time and make the modifications as needed.